3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
McBain Is Definetly No Rambo!, September 16, 2001
In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, a group of rangers led by Santos risk their lives to rescue POW Robert McBain.
The beginning is basically the only good part of the film. The rest is kind of dull. It seems like one of those stories I made up when I was in grade five. There is not enough of the U.S. involved to call them "American Soldiers". You would think they would be fighting people like this in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia, not colombia. If you look in a tv guide and see this movie's listing, you will notice it only has one star. I gave it two stars because I don't find it completely awful. There are some good parts to it. Mostly the war scenes.
There are a lot of action movie heroes like John Rambo, Snake Plissken, Darkman, and many characters played by Arnold Schwarzenegger. McBain is nothing like them. In fact this movie should have a different title with a character named Robert McBain in it. McBain ain't even popular.
I really can't tell you if you should rent this or not. I didn't find it that bad, but the other viewers hated it. They made good points on why the movie was awful. So my only suggestion is that you rent it on a two-for-one night. I got it free at the library, so I didn't have to pay.
If you want real action, I would try either FIRST BLOOD or DIE HARD.
I hope my review was helpful to you!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
McBain is Walken at his best., June 10, 1999
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Chistropher Walken shines as an Viet Nam vet who avenges the murder of another vet who once saved his life during the war. This is an action packed flick that would have even Stalllone or Arnold envious. Walken (McBain) rounds up some of his former vets and with the help of one of his wealthy vet friends, they assemble a small army in an attempt to overthrow a South American Dictorship. If you are a fan of the Action Flim genere, this is a must. Five Stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
mcbain, January 18, 2011
an excellent movie, been looking for this for over a year now and amazon came to the ball on this
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